🇸🇾 Syria
22 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Citadel of Damascus, 1 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Beaufort Castle (Lebanon) — #169 of 8,133 worldwide — 74 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Fortress of Niha, founded 975.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Lebanon (14), Syria (4), Israel (4).
4 km west · Palace & château
The People's Palace, known in English as the Presidential Palace until 2024, is the official residence of the president of Syria.
1 km east · Fortress
The Citadel of Damascus is an Ayyubid-era medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria.
1 km east · Palace & château
Al-Azm Palace is a palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built…
42 km west · Fortress
The Rashaya Citadel or Citadel of Independence is a national monument, in Lebanon.
74 km west · Castle · #169 worldwide
Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnun, is a Crusader fortress in Nabatieh Governorate, Southern Lebanon,…
61 km south-west · Fortress
The Nimrod Fortress, also called Nimrod Castle, is a castle built by the Ayyubids and greatly enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern…
89 km south-west · Ruin
Toron, now Tibnin or Tebnine in southern Lebanon, was a major Crusader castle, built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to Damascus.
86 km west · Castle
Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the Holy Land.
69 km west · Palace & château
Beiteddine Palace is an 18th-century palace in Beiteddine, Lebanon, built by Bashir II.
90 km north-west · Ruin
Byblos Castle is a Crusader castle in Byblos, Lebanon. In Crusader times it was known as the Castle of Gibelet , also spelled Giblet, which belonged…
84 km south-west · Ruin
Chastelet also known as Beytulahzan was a castle located beside Jacob's Ford, a ford of the upper Jordan River in Israel.
79 km north-west · Palace & château
Baabda Palace, is the official residence of the President of Lebanon. The palace was built in 1956 on a hill in the mountain town of Baabda…
96 km south-west · Ruin
The Citadel of Safed is a now-defunct fortress castle situated on the peak of the mountain housing the modern city of Safed.
86 km west · Ruin
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon.
69 km west · Castle
Moussa Castle is a castle between Deir el Qamar and Beit ed-Dine in Lebanon. The 3,500 sq m castle was built by Moussa Abdel Karim Al Maamari, and…
70 km west · Palace & château
Fakhreddine II Palace is a 17th-century palace in Deir el Qamar, Chouf District, Lebanon.
+ 6 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q3766.
The Castlemap atlas maps 22 landmarks (4 castles · 5 fortresses · 5 palaces & châteaux · 8 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Damascus, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Citadel of Damascus, a fortress 1 km east of the city centre.
Beaufort Castle (Lebanon), ranked #169 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 74 km west from Damascus.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Fortress of Niha, founded 975 — 63 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Baalbek (56 km) · Nawa (74 km) · Nabatieh (77 km) · Beirut (83 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
